Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-03
THE ANARCHIST CONVICTED.
Nests Dramatic Evidence Dees Not
Save Him.
Col0rado's Jubilee to be Celebrated
Next June.
sPiington and G0schen ess
Unionist Meeting.
The Ceurt Of Appeals Grants Sharp
New Trial.
The Reasons President 6revy Win Give
for Resigning

NV 4OAAs NVUf"OVH &Vs0JOuu NIUE
testified in his own behalf this morning.
He denied that hs threatened the exeeu
| toner OF the Anarrhists in Chicago or any.
one else. He addressed his hearers at
the Koerner's Hall meeting as Fellow citi.
sens," and not "Anarchists." The speech,
hs said, lacked the threats and viol mt
language which he is charged with having
uttered. "On the cry Of revenge being
uttered in the audience" he went on. II
said not now. Capitalists are arrayed
against 10. We are here to accuse. and !
accuse Grinnell Gary and the judges Of
mursier." He had described Powderly as
~ instrument in the execution BY not
taking sidrs with the condemned men. He
was not sure. he said. he would give ten
years oi his lie to know the hanRman. and
that he would strangle him. He had never
sad that 'ior every man killed in Chicago
five hundred would bs slaughtered"
ANARCHY DENIED.
NJ vt eaid he was . Communicate Anareh-
let. and assumed the oratorieal style
~hieh had distinguished the first half oi
his direct testimony, when Mr.. NieoIl, on
cross.ex animation asked him to state his
viewa: I'VE do not fight against any par.
tirular government" said Most. I'VE do
not eepocial y fight the Government "i the
United States. We are opposed to Govern
ment "a such. We think the power held bv
the Government should be abolished. "
| Noet said the ruling classes" were in re-
bellion. and il was possible that even
y hat people had under the Constitution OF
! the United States would be taken away.
His motto was "EducatiOn for organise.
ton; organisation to put down the rebel
lion of the capt. alstic GLASS;" I'VE d.
not expect that capitalistic classes will
give up what they have peaceably. There
will be fierce fighsin, on both Sides"
HIS ExPERlGNcEs.
Bombs and dynamite?" asked Mr..
Nicoll.
Eyes, ON both sides.''
"Your idea 10 to conquer peacsably il
you ean-by force il you must"
"That is history. We believe force will
be necessary in time"
Most said he WAS imprisoned for treason
in Austria in 1869, and again in 1870; was
| imprisoned in Germany in'- S72 for calling
the Empt ror alaughters:, ard eentenced
again in Berlin in 1881; 1;-w-:s sentenced in
| for applauding the E.iiins OF the Czar. He
| declined to answer whether he believed q
modern explosives we're necessary to carry
I out his ideas. whether he had advised 9th
ers 10 to the cheapest manner Of manufac
turing explosives, whether he had advised
that an electric battery be used at a dis
ta nee to explode dynamite, whether he
had said for an explosion in a crowd a
shell ia the best to produce hpeedy result.
whether he had SAID that gas pipe witt
screw caps will
| PRODUCE BRILLIANT rEsUL1s,
whether he had advised that fruit jar b.
filed with bensine, in which a medicin
glass filed with powder and tightly closet
and ha wing fuse be placed, and that OF
bursting the fiery benzine would be scat
tered. The witness grew greatly excite'
| when these questions were asked and de
clined to answer. He said vehenently
"What have they to do with my speech a
Krae" er's Hall?" But the judge in oael
case allowed the question. The prosecu
ton offered in evidence q previous indict
mpnt OF Most and the record OF the tria
and conviction to show that hook Of
"Tbe Art Of Revolutionary Warfare wa
not jptrnduced in evidence at MOst's triAl
This ended he evidence. and the argument
Of counsel followed occu' wing two hours
Judge Cowing in his charg. to the jary SAT-
Most was not to be tried for his past liis
bnt for his speech at Kraemers Hall
"Our
LOVE OF FREE SPEECH
and freedom OF the press" he continued
has made Us do away with many rest rie
tiors. Frse speech does not mean that a
individual has right to sander his neigh
bor or to ineite to riot. We do not tolr!
ate license. We encourage freedom w
} marvel that in thie country where every
one 10 40 free there should be such men a
AnarchiSts, and aek what more 10 the
want. Revolutions have come from in
Justice. but from justice. never Ate
, going over the testimony carefully. he sal
; he failed to find anything in the speech
Nest, as he gave it at the t'ial. that cam
within the etatutes. The jury went "n
, at & 80 o'clork. The jury came into tn
court room at 10 O'Clock and rendered
verdict OF guilty. Monday next was IKE
. to hear argument, on motion for me-
trial.